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Respect for Fish Day San Francisco and Kona
July 31, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Please join Shark Stewards with Defense of Animals and local PETA supporters for Respect for Fish Day (August 1) to advocate for sharks and other fish.
More fish are killed for food each year than all other animals combined.
In 2011 more than 22 billion fish and shellfish were killed for consumption in the U.S. alone.
In Hawai’i, Shark Stewards joins native Hawaiians and non profits to ban the Aquarium fish trade from Kona by denying permits to collectors.
Hawaii is the 3rd largest supplier of reef wildlife for U.S. saltwater aquariums. Every year around 25 million of reef animals are collected on Hawaii reefs and shipped out for sale in the mainland aquarium hobby trade. 98% of aquarium fish are wild caught. Many of these fish die as they are caught in nets, transferred and transported to aquarists and pet shops in the mainland US. It is estimated that 90% of these fish die within one year of capture.
Sign the Petition to Ban the Aquarium Fish Trade in West Hawai’i before the Department of Land and Natural Resources Meeting August 9.
Sport fishing and angling kill millions of fish each year, including shark tournaments in Texas, Alabama and Block Island CT.
Without any legal protection from cruel abuse, these important, complex animals are impaled, crushed, suffocated, or
cut open and gutted, all while they’re still conscious.
Sharks especially are disregarded, caught for their fins for shark fin soup, or to suffer for selfies by recreationists.
Volunteer for Shark Watch and our campaign to stop chum and shark gear on California Public Piers and Beaches.
Please join advocates as they raise awareness of fish sentience and the cruel and destructive nature of the fishing industry. They will encourage others to respect sharks and all marine life.
Where your fish or shark suits!
Saturday, August 3,
12 noon-3 p.m.
Aquatic Park, San Francisco
898 Beach St.,
San Francisco, CA 94109
Meet east of the Maritime Museum on the grassy area near the bleachers.
Contact
Lia Wilbourn at
[email protected]